88°F
weather icon Clear
THE LATEST
 
U.S. Army Rangers remember comrades killed in action

Dale Burchfield, 93, trained with the U.S. Army commando unit named for its famed commander, but was hospitalized with an illness before his comrades shipped out.

 
For Las Vegas WWII vets, Memorial Day is another day to be thankful

Vernice “Lucky” Gaar, 91, and Frank Costa, 99, traveled similar paths without ever meeting until they recently shared a bronze-worthy moment during a trip to the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C.

 
Expert says US should send envoy to North Korea to mitigate nuclear threat

The specter of North Korea armed with nuclear-bomb-tipped missiles is such “a serious threat for the world” that a top U.S. scientist says President Donald Trump should send an envoy to Pyongyang to persuade Kim Jong Un’s regime to end its doomsday posturing.

Nevada lawmakers vow to protect state’s military bases

Trump’s budget plan calls for first round of military base closures, realignments since 2005, but many in Congress have little appetite for the politically charged game of winners and losers.

Fallen Korean War soldier returns home for burial — PHOTOS

A Nevada National Guard honor guard conducted the dignified transfer of remains of Korean War soldier Pfc. Manuel M. Quintana from a flight that arrived Wednesday at McCarran International Airport.

Chelsea Manning leaving prison after 7 years

Chelsea Manning, the U.S. Army soldier responsible for a massive leak of classified material, will walk out of prison on Wednesday after seven years to find a country that has grown more accepting of her transgender identity but less enamored with the cause that led to her incarceration.